perfect for a vampire ... or a spacemarine who fancies to party!

I loves the ork with the shield, it is ace.

The vampire is looking good, I like his rusting sword. The chain mail is brilliant....any pointers you can give me for how you did it would be appreciated. What are you planning on using for the warbands dregs and necromancer?

Loving the ork models man! Especially the one with the shield, great work as always!

All this time waiting and this is the best you can do ………….

Only kidding the Orks are great love the pose of the nob with blast bouncer ( the riot shield ) great use of parts love the bolts that you have added to the door as well

The Vampire is a dramatic looking character with a nice assortment of weapons, the chainmail has turned out looking pretty dam well if you ask me and yes a real pain in the arse to do

Glad to see you back mate and creating interesting stuff once more, just stay away from that Xbox

Vampire is excellent, your GS skill is enviable. Ork Nob takes the win from this update though. That's just awesome. I really like it a lot. Good job, looking forward to seeing paint on it.

@ MrMerlin - Thanks mate, glad you like 'em, you def know ya orks!

@ PDH - Cheers mate!

Necromancer will be corpse cart driver reworked.

Dregs, I'll be making a few varients (time and money permitting of course)

"Foot Dregs" I had the idea of using Skaven Plague Monks but scale was all wrong so it'll have to be Flagellants reworked (bit lazy but will look good). "Dreg Knights" from VC Black Knights kit and "Armored Foot Dregs" from the VC Wight Lord.

Right...for the chainmail I rolled out and roughly cut a strip of GS, doesn't need to be neat. I made some large holes/tears in it in a couple of places, not too OTT. I stuck it on to the model and tried to roughly follow the flow of the under garment. Next I used a pin to poke holes down it in rows, making sure to try and have them interlocking if you know what I mean. The very bottom hole in each row needs to be clearly rounded off as a 'link' and this also applies to those that border the 'tears' too to make it look like mail. I had to got back and re-poke some of the holes to make the mail look more 3D. The key here is uniformity where posible and I used the VC Wight Lord kit as a visual aid coz the mail on that guy is wonderful! This method worked for "ruined mail" coz its ment to look battleworn and damaged but it wouldn't be good enough for like prestine show piece armor. I dunno how you'd make that so neatly...Phew! Haha!

@ LDD - Thanx matey missed ya too! Haha yeah yeah I'll try, I'll try!

@ Skalk - Thank you, I didn't do lots with the Ork Nobs, they're pretty much bits I had left over from the box set but keeping them simple has paid off I think.

Good tut but next time pics, it helps us dummies I just stuck a pin in my finger it hurts

Haha LDD! I actually laughed out loud when I read this...ok mate here you go, heres a pic for ya!

Step 1: DON'T DO THIS!!!!!


Hehe!

R

only LDD would need that warning sign on his box of pins

Ghostflame wrote:Haha LDD! I actually laughed out loud when I read this...ok mate here you go, heres a pic for ya!

Step 1: DON'T DO THIS!!!!!


Hehe!

R

Well, it makes sense now !!!!!


But yes using sharp objects should come with a warning

Sorry guys not an update but can any one help?

I'm looking for a good comparison shot of a mini with and without sealer or matt varnish.

I'm trying to understand more about how it effects the paint job...(I know 'what' it does but haven't 'seen' the difference clearly displayed before).

If anyone has a pic or a link lemme know ta!

R

Besides having no choice because you'll want it anyway for the protection, it's really difficult to tell as there are several factors that have an influence on the result.
Those factors are:
The product, always look for reliable reviews and test the handling and quality on some lesser model. Some products produce a rougher or milkier finish.
Such problems can also result from wrong application. Be supercareful with humidity and heat, especially spray varnish reacts harshly to them.
A thick layer of matte varnish normally ends up a satin milky one etc.

Ideally matte varnish will not affect the appearance of the paintjob at all, just take away the shine and most importantly protect.
Then again I recently put matte varnish on the black boots of a model by brush. I used the same varnish before, but this time it changed the whole effect of my careful blending and ended up looking like I've put a black wash on it and reduced my painstaking highlights a lot.

Thanks Baiyuan, yes I did read that on your blog...

I only game very casually TBH, protection is not a major issue for me, but I am interested in the way it may change the paint job...basically I've used some very shiney inks on models, and very happy with the results but I know if I spray them with sealer it'll kill that shine and I won't be able to get in back the same, even with gloss or re-application of the inks...I'm trying to work out if its still worth doing to improve the rest of the mini for the sake of loosing that look or just to leave them alone.

Subbed!

Hi all!

Currently doing another Ebay run as I'm skint...so dug out a few old minis I painted in my mid teens for a quick retouch before selling on. I thought I'd snap a quick shot with my Iphone of them next to my zombies just to see what the differences were over the years...

R

Not bad for a youngblood's work, some never get to that level...

I think I was about 16 with these, some of the last I did before having a break. Druthu even got into my local shops display window for a few months.
Under the bases it says GW C1991 and C1995 but theres no-way I was 8/12 haha.

I quickly added the turquise bits to the wraith at a later date to make it fit the more current VC trend.

I remember my very first lead SM capter was called "Space Zebras" haha how dumb! They were skullwhite, crudly striped with some chaos black and had blood red eyes and power weapons and looked rubbish TBH! I wish I still had some around for a laugh...I re-painted them a few years later to BAs and then they were forever lost to the ravages of time.

R

 Ghostflame wrote:
I think I was about 16 with these, some of the last I did before having a break. Druthu even got into my local shops display window for a few months.
Under the bases it says GW C1991 and C1995 but theres no-way I was 8/12 haha.

I quickly added the turquise bits to the wraith at a later date to make it fit the more current VC trend.

I remember my very first lead SM capter was called "Space Zebras" haha how dumb! They were skullwhite, crudly striped with some chaos black and had blood red eyes and power weapons and looked rubbish TBH! I wish I still had some around for a laugh...I re-painted them a few years later to BAs and then they were forever lost to the ravages of time.

R

HAH never heard of space zebras! Are they descendants of the space sharks? Man, now I can picture a whole zoo full of animal marines! Space penguins! Oh wait those are called black templars...
I was around 14 when I started painting tt miniatures, but had a history of military models before. My first chapter was a DA descendant called "venatori... something", black armor, DA green helmets and weapons. You can find some pics of em in my gallery. http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-39364-21999_Sweet%20Sixteen!.html

 Baiyuan wrote:
Man, now I can picture a whole zoo full of animal marines!

Haha yeah Baiyuan like a bad cos-play convention ...Even back then I thought the name was pretty stupid, I should have called them "White Tigers" or such...I might resurect them next time I buy some SM bits, but have enough projects TBH.

R

Same here, every now and then I think I'd like to work on some SM again, but I've got so many more interesting projects and not even enough time for those.
I've ordered a bunch of the DV cultists and one set of the CSM too (just for the stunning sculpts), so maybe I'll get around to paint one up some time. I became a massive NL fan while reading the books about them and I already considered slipping one into the background of our necromunda campaign...

Inq. Update!

Yo! So as I'm killing time ATM waiting to build some Infinity stuff, I thought I'd clear a few minis off my desk...I always wanted to make some Inq28 Anti-Hero's, which was Dante's lot, but also some straight-up Good Guys for him to have a run-in with at some stage. I've had the parts for a while now but not the motivation but finally got around to gluing and GS some together.

So the theme for this lot is that classic image of the mediaval knight and his retuine, almost Bretonnian...but in 40k. I always think of this clip whenever a 'knight' is mentioned and a little of this silliness is in there for sure There will be 4 of them in total: The Knight, The Scribe, The Squire & The Fool.

And with that I give you the first new character; The Squire - "Bastion Beasley"

Ignore the base. Still a few details to smooth-out here. GS on his helmet-pipe, a few p.seals and some extra SM equipment needs to be added to his 'pack'. I like the idea of this poor bugger being an IG Vet. down on his luck but upon witnessing the glory of 'the quest' pass through some dead-end settlement, he flung himself at the Knights feet and begged to serve the Emporer once again. In return he got the honour of having his spine reinforced and all that gear on his back! Haha!

I was thinking about having a rule which lets you re-roll one failed ammo or armor roll once per game if Beasley is within 6 inchs to represent him rummaging through all that junk and quickly throwing over a new mag etc but due to its massive weight he can never run or climb and is at -1 for CC...something like that?

So there ya go guys and as usual all comments/crits welcome...

R

Cool, though quite a comical looking fellow. He also looks a bit fantasy battle, perhaps you could add some sort of iconic 40k element to drag him out of the past? Something like a bionic eye or servo skull.

As for his special rule, how about he counts as a weapon reload if he is within 6 inches (once per game) but also counts as encumbered. Not being able to run or climb ladders is a pretty huge penalty, you could maybe say it counted as a leg wound (-1 MV). It would be OK as long as you don't just constantly use it as a cheap way to reload an expensive weapon.

The Squire is brilliant and his comical look works a treat for me....reminds me of the secondary characters in a lot of 40k artwork. Burdened through faith.

The backpack is great as and I'm not sure how much more stuff he can carry before it becomes too big.

His puny legs for some reason balance out the hugeness of the pack..I hope they have been reinforced too. Are they Zombie legs?

I really like him and hope you find some time to paint him soon.

Great I will call him Baldrick he needs a turnip though LOL

Maybe add some kind of kneepad just to give the guy a chance, that load is overbearing if he falls he will graze his knees

Bruticus wrote:He also looks a bit fantasy battle, perhaps you could add some sort of iconic 40k element to drag him out of the past? Something like a bionic eye

Cheers Brut. Yes I feel the same. He's pretty much all WHFB with a shotgun ATM. I think when there's some more SM gear on his pack and a few p.seals it'll look more 40k. May add some more tech to his helmet...like optics or antenee but can't give him bionic eye as another character from the 4 has that and don't wanna repeat it.

PDH wrote:His puny legs for some reason balance out the hugeness of the pack..I hope they have been reinforced too. Are they Zombie legs?

I really like him and hope you find some time to paint him soon.

Haha thanks mate, yes zombie. Yeah physically there's no way his legs would be that skinny but thought it was funny, maybe he's like Wolverine from the waist down...oh errr.
Yeah I know I will get back on the painting soon...maybe have a crack at the Scavvies. I remember you mentioning baggage slaves, I'd be interested to see what you make for them...

lone dirty dog wrote:if he falls he will graze his knees

Thanx mate. LDD man if he falls, he's f ked! Knee pads or no Haha!

R

Spoken like a true Brit

No seriously though give him a kneepad, you are adding more stowage to the poor guy

How many minis are going into this group then please do revisit those Scavies I miss them

That squire is spot on! I think the one thing that might be missing is a pair of coconuts.

Nothing too fancy when it comes to baggage slaves they will just be the lowest in the pecking order and count as juves. In game and model wise they wont be weighed down with baggage....i would like to use skaven as a base with flag heads.

@ LDD - 4 mate...Yeah will have a look at 'em soon.

@ The Good Green - Thank you haha

@ PDH - Sounds cool man. I really enjoyed the Skaven/Scavvy crosses you made before. I really wish the Plaguemonks I got had been just a tad bigger to make those damn Mordheim Dregs out of...

R

Bastion Beasley reminds me of Light Infantry soldiers from the US Army. Irony at work.

Painting Update 4!

Yo! So still no sign of my Infinity order so back to those zombies I go.
I thought I felt like a spot of painting...however half way in I completely lost interest and rushed him as a result this guy is by far my least fav to date. What do y'all think?

I have to say he looks ok in this pic if I'm honest but doesn't fit well with the others at all and that yellow over black undercoat was a really dumb choice.
I just about rescued it by making it filthy but thats lazy painting IMHO so yeah...at least that's another down

R

I think he looks cool, love the bleeding eye sockets and the yellow doesn't look bad at all though it is quite a bright colour, like he was going jogging at night when he got turned. Oh and he looks slightly like a zombie Bruce Willis.

Overall I think your painting is of a really high standard and you should do it more!

HA HAH AH HA yes he does kind of look like Bruce give him a vest, no seriously I actually prefer this one don't know if that is a good thing or not though

The colour looks great and the eyes are a really cool idea, if not a little blood thirsty mind but thats why I like it.

So don't be so harsh on your self it looks great nice work

Haha Bruce Willis...Cheers guys. I'll put him near the back of the pack and all will be well.

R

He looks really cool... and its weird I thought he looked exatly like bruce willace too.. very nicley done though still weirdly looks like bruce

Die Hard V: Stay Dead Dammit

Looks cool, the dirty yellow works fine for zed fashion I think

Die hard or in his case never die completely

 monkeytroll wrote:
Die Hard V: Stay Dead Dammit

That was my laugh for the day.

Zombie in yellow looks quite good in my opinion. Nice contrast from the usual brown / gray / drab they get painted in (and I'm guilty of that big time, I have 100 Plague Zombies for a Necromunda scenario I like to run form time to time).

Dude bleeding eyes make this guy look awesome!
I can understand you not being as pleased with the yellow, but the dirtying up looks realistic, because lighter colours show up dirt and grime more.

And man those eyes, just damn bro. Nice eyes.

Subscibed - I love this kidbashing =I=munda type shenanigan and you do it well. Especially the guy who looks like a grim-dark sherpa.

Hello! Just wanted to drop a line and say your =I= stuff is brilliant! PDH gave us a hint to check this blog out. I'm totally subscribd!

Ladies & Gents I give you: Festus Hex: Psychic Abomination, Deviant, "Corpse Botherer"





P.s. Sorry for the long break :S & cheers for all the great comments and encouragement!

R

that's some pretty great technique you've got going on there, reminds me of PDH's style. I love the cracks/seeping corruption on the head of the guy being trodden on, looks fantastic. Looking forward to seeing the next member of the gang painted in a few months.

Excellent work, love the paintjob on the face! The "new" plastic warhammer models like that one and the nurgle lords are very useful for Inquisimunda

Edit: Woah! Just realised something. A few months ago I saw the blanchitsu stuff in WD and wanted to do something similiar. I decided I wanted to do one iqnuisitor gang and one mutant gang. I theen I googl'ed for inspiration and bookmarked a blogthread here on Dakka for inspiration, just realised it was this thread . And in your thread you had a link to PDH that also was a major inspiration before I started off

Oh Yeah. Festus' skin and eyes make him such a wrong un!

And to think you were worried about doing him justice! I really like the brown robes and the soul seepage is somewhat unpleasant.

So who is next to hit the painting table?

It's great work on the brown robes dirtying to black on th bottom, yet more inspiring stuff!

Coming back with a BANG I see

Great paint job sir, love the eyes effect a lot ( as usual )

There's a lot going on in such a small space (said by the guy that has been working almost exclusively on terrain for the last few months ). Purple OSL on the eyes really works, and I really like the color mix and highlights on the ethereal face escaping from the canister (nice touch w/ the zombie drum on that).

Another example of the artistry and craftsmanship you command. Well done.

Love the ghost face on the back.

Love he name Festus because we just moved from the city of Festus back in August.

Paint job is superb by he way.

Awesome! I love the faces on the tank

A brilliant model! Hex's face and the soul escaping from (or being drawn into?!) his backpack have to be my favourite parts! More please!

Thanks a million y'all for all the comments! I don't have the net at the mo (well only on my phone) so apologies for not replying to them individually. I'm sat in a cafe ATM but I have read them all and they've made me smile...

Anyways as clock is ticking I give you 2nd mini (2 down 2 to go?!):

Super Mutant, Horrible Gelatinous Blob... "Atlas" Jack!




Pretty happy with him over all though he was a massive pain in the @ss to paint...I dunno why hes soooooo green in these shots as he's more yellowy in real light but hey-ho...2 down...2 to go?!

R

Its slimer on steroids no looks great or is that green no I like it, the heavy stubber is a nice piece of kit.
Nice to have you back if only part time

Why didn't I notice this thread before!?
Very nice conversions and great painting. Subbed.

Loving It a lot!

Hey buddy.

Wow he really is green. I think we all know that the mysterious experiment the Mechanicus were up to now: Human Guardsman + Ork DNA = Atlas. Tut tut tut bad mechanicus.

I am really looking forward to seeing him in the flesh to see the yellow coming through. He looks really nicely painted. I love that heavy stubber! I hope he is glued to his base next time I pick him up too

Email you soon.

I love this blog and all of these conversions are brilliant. Could you tell me where the "Bruce" zombie is from? Did you make him yourself or is he in a set somewhere?

ephrael wrote:
I love this blog and all of these conversions are brilliant. Could you tell me where the "Bruce" zombie is from? Did you make him yourself or is he in a set somewhere?

Mantic Zombie box set

 lone dirty dog wrote:

ephrael wrote:
I love this blog and all of these conversions are brilliant. Could you tell me where the "Bruce" zombie is from? Did you make him yourself or is he in a set somewhere?

Mantic Zombie box set

Thanks, I'm off to order one now.

Again thanks a million guys! The Inqvitional is on sat...still have 2/3's of Widow to finish up...panic stations! Haha

Anyways at least this dude's done!

Trouble Maker, Risk Taker, Rule Breaker...Inquisitor Raphael Dante




Pretty happy with him although he's been a little rushed, wet blending on his sword was difficult, painting eyebrows was a nightmare too! I wanted to do some freehand gothic filigree on his armor etc but just didn't have time and not sure my hand is steady enough to be honest!

R

looks very nice man the heads are great by the way

Blow me! That is a swish force great axe! That is one hell of a nice paint job on Dante. The bags under his eyes are a nice touch...along with eye brows. I actually didn't realise how vampirey that head is until I've seen it painted, still think his hair is ace and at the height of fashion in Dalthus. The Red Widow is bad lady doing things like this to an Inquisitor. The detail on the two severed heads is amazing.

I am so looking forward to seeing Altas on Saturday and seeing just how bright he is.

Hex is still my favourite though.....just a nasty creepy little er er git.

Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday. Good luck with the Widow.

This last mini is wonderful, so much character in It

Loving the "axe", but I'm impressed by the trousers and black chest armor the most

Keep them coming, even slowly if this is the end result

OK Dante is just well I love it truly, what the hell happened you're painting skill has levelled up considerably lately

I have to point out a few things out:
1 The power axe is some nice blending work.
2 The combination of the dark armour with the light beige trousers works well.
3 The beastmen heads on his back have an almost speckled type effect to them (which you must tell how you did that).
4 Then basically all the rest.

Great work

Absolutely fantastic work. "Atlas" Jack is my pick of the bunch. Love the color and yet another original take on the Nurgle thingamy.

It was great seeing dante in real life the muted colours are sublime your trophy was well deserved . thnx for the great game !

Yeah I was shocked as to how un-radioactive Atlas was in person.

Dante's face was something else entirely in person

Just catching up and checking things out. Atlas and Dante are excellent, though I can't find a comment or compliment that someone else has not already offered. Well done, and congrats.

Hello everyone, thanks for the comments! Again another long delay, I just discovered I can actually log on to here after setting my phone to accept cookies?! Duh!

Anyways not much to report of late or that you haven't heard from the other fine chaps. I never got round to snapping any finished pics of Widow before the games and all my mini are currently in the care of Mr. John Blanche. When I get them back I'll take some, she was rather rushed but I was pleased with the results considering the time scale.

So possibly another bash in Nov. I plan on trying to finish an additional two characters. Pitslave Boss: "The Iron Duke" & (after binning the old mini) a 3rd reworking of my "Spectre" character with less 'sniper' and more of a Corvo from the game "Dishonoured" feel about him.

So yeah cheers for ya continual support and comments

R

Got these back a few weeks ago, managed to get a quick snap of Widow here to complete the set for those who didn't get to she her in person!





Cheers R

The detail is impressive. I zoomed in on the whip, that's some intense work. Very well done overall. Also, glad to see you back around.

Cheers Skalk, thanks for the kind words! I've had a bit of a creative block of late but slowly easing back into things again now. Still yet to master the art of taking a really good quality pic though but hopefully soonish we may see a few professional shots of these rogues in a well known publication hehe so watch this space!

R

Nice work Ghost really quite impressive especially the for mentioned whip also the skin tone contrasts nicely with the clothing pallet.

I have to ask how did you manage to make such a large change in you're painting quality so quickly, its like that film limitless you drop a pill and hey presto

Haha Mate I wouldn't go that far LDD but thank you dude In my opinion if you're lacking in skill (like myself) then you just gotta have the patience to keep going over and over it 'till it's right Hence I never get much done! We'll have to see what the next one turns out like coz I've had a break from the brush for a while now :S

R

Lacking in skill is an understatement I really need to push myself to paint to be honest, but you have developed really quickly and it shows glad to see you back mate


P.S.I will have a look through WD next time I am in the newsagents

 Ghostflame wrote:
Thanks a million y'all for all the comments! I don't have the net at the mo (well only on my phone) so apologies for not replying to them individually. I'm sat in a cafe ATM but I have read them all and they've made me smile...

Anyways as clock is ticking I give you 2nd mini (2 down 2 to go?!):

Super Mutant, Horrible Gelatinous Blob... "Atlas" Jack!


Photos are again off my phone camera...pretty happy with him over all though he was a massive pain in the @ss to paint...I dunno why hes soooooo green in these shots as he's more yellowy in real light but hey-ho...2 down...2 to go?!

R

Hello,

hopefully I will not be chastised for Threadomancy but I wanted to know where is this backpack from ?

Thanks a ton, this bit is exactly what I was looking for ... and I'll get my hand over it ASAP !!

 Colonel Krieg wrote:

Hello,

hopefully I will not be chastised for Threadomancy but I wanted to know where is this backpack from ?

Thanks a ton, this bit is exactly what I was looking for ... and I'll get my hand over it ASAP !!

Got it ! Lootas deffgun backpack

Yo! Hello gang!

I hope everyone's doing well! Had a bit of a mad year just gone and well hobby stuff was basically non-existent through-out it...

I was however, lucky enough to get to spend a day recently at WHW hanging out with legendary chums PDH, Bruticus, John Blanche & many other talented types so I thought it was a bit of a poor show not to bring along anything new?! So I cobbled these two together quickly...and being as this blog hasn't seen much action for a good long while I'd thought I'd slap 'em on here too!

Now then question for youz guys! I'm really keen to get back to Necromunda, after this jaunt down Inq 28mm lane...however I'm really unsure which gang to build next?

It has to be a 'House Gang' this time as the 'Outlanders' seem a little unbalanced and subject to a lot of rule changes and mucking about which annoys me! So I've narrowed it down to 3:

1.Goliath - I've got some great Man Hunt/Fallout/Borderlands inspired build ideas for these guys and not really seen a great custom version of these guys as yet to my knowledge. However if I'm honest, I don't really like their CC heavy play style! Also as Bruticus pointed out to me those original minis are some of the nicest in the Necromunda universe, so I'd def have my work cut out for me if I were to build these boys!

2.Delaque - I love how these guys play on the board. Sneaky/Shooty awesomeness but I'll never be able to compete with the conversion skillz of German master of detail The venerable Mr. Baiyuan:http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/345040.page Also I stumbled across these the other day whilst researching how I'm make my own and I think I'd basically end up just ripping them off. It would still be a fun project though, I'd add my own twist to it naturally.

3.Van Saar - Finally this mob, stick to what ya know, first gang I collected for the game back in the '90's, again I like how they play. Shooty/Tech boys. I also like the concept (pinched from Baiyuan) that you could make them a company of up-hive mercs, sent down to the underhive on a mission of sorts. But again some wise-guy's already done a great job...Bruticus! Again that was pretty much how I was gonna make them, maybe with a bit of this business for a more merc feel...
Who to choose?!

R


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 Colonel Krieg wrote:

Got it ! Lootas deffgun backpack

Sorry I missed this Krieg, yes that's the part!

R

I like the assassin well enough, but the pitslave boss is just fantastic. Great use of bits, nicely disguised the origins of the head as well, just very inventive overall. He is full of character, quite Borderlands as you say and maybe a bit cartoony for my tastes, but you could perhaps give him a relatively gritty paint job. Handlebar moustache and buzzsaw arms, great. Makes me want to revist my pitslaves, they are easily the most fun conversions to make.

As for getting back to Necro, have you considered finishing your Scavvies? Not sure if you will have thought of this, but you've got a whole scavvy gang sat around unpainted. If you got started today you could have a game against Baiyuan's Delaques in a couple of decades.

I love the Goliath models, and those are the best painted ones I have seen, that guy has many more on his site. I like these ones too: http://www.coolminiornot.com/187096?browseid=8253863

But it depends on if you just want to paint or do conversions. I don't think Goliaths are in need of much converting but really need good paintjobs - tattoos etc. Both Delaques and Van Saar need lots of converting to make them look decent, although the Heresy gangers help with Delaque. I don't think plastic Delaque are viable which is a shame.

I would be interested in seeing slightly re-imagined Orlocks too. Definitely not made from Catachans, but perhaps using the waistcoat type chests from Empire Flagellants. They could share a lot of the aesthetic with Goliaths - tattoos, leather, etc.

Would be interesting to see a bit more of that 40k Gothic in Necromunda. Not sure how exactly though without overdoing it.

Nice. Gentleman cyborgs are always welcome

Well, not to add too much to your plate, but how about you try making one of each, and see which you like best/enjoy making best?

 Bruticus wrote:
If you got started today you could have a game against Baiyuan's Delaques in a couple of decades.

Oi! Cheeky git! Haha I know but we've talked about this before...I'm just really slow and fussy with painting...and to be honest I think I've kinda gone off my Scavvies a bit...(Don't tell 'em?!)

 Bruticus wrote:
I would be interested in seeing slightly re-imagined Orlocks too

Oh no Jake they bore the pants off me man...like playing humans in blood bowl?! I won't be touching those, maybe someone else might at some stage.

@ Malika2 - I just love kit-bashing/conversions so any Necromunda gang for me has to be a custom job...I like themed gangs, a strong visual theme in their build and in their paint job is a winner for me.

R


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 monkeytroll wrote:
not to add too much to your plate, but how about you try making one of each

Monkey I'd love to but that's just not realistic right now, they'd all never get finished...if I at least set 'my goal' to build and complete one new gang, I could see that through to completion I think. Maybe one day I'll have one of each of those gangs made up...

R

Oops..missed out the word guy from my post....meant one guy from each to see which you preferred. I guessed you wouldn't be up for three seperate gangs right now

I think I'd rather build and paint a Goliath gang but I'd rather actually play the game with Delaque/Van Saar so there we go...hmmmm

R

I think Orlocks are only boring because of the models. I think you could do a whole new style of Orlock that was pretty cool - quite biker-y without being steroid abusers like Goliath, with some elements of miners/industrial workers. And no loin cloth sashes! I also think Escher would be great fun to make, but I still don't think the plastic parts are there for that project - it's one I have mulled over at great length.

Goliaths were my first gang (I made some horrible plastics from Catachans and Marauders for some reason) and I enjoy the way they play. With the Community rules they are a good gang, although Van Saar still have the edge.

I loved Baiyuan's hive-miners...he said they count as Orlock in his games...I would have gone for count as Goliath though myself, you gotta be tough-guy to work the mines right?!

I like your Goliath gang Jake, simple but effective bunch. I think if I did them they'd be way more OTT like proper comic book Batman style hench villians!

Dunno, maybe I should just dig out the Scavvies again...I spent fething ages on those lads...I just really don't like the rules for them now...puts me right off playing with them.

R

Well Anthony Case is redoing the Outlander rules so maybe the new version will be better. I quite like scavvies but I don't think they are as much fun as a house gang although my friend seems to love them. I think house gangs just have more variety in tactics while outlanders get a bit repetative. Pitslaves were the same.

Orlocks are tough, they have ferocity. They just aren't super muscled. My goliaths were not great, the real models are fantastic - a lot of the plastic muscled parts are just bad sculpts, like Catachans.

Brilliant stuff in here. My suggestion for which gang to chose would be based on which is most readily available and simplest to begin then work from there.

Nice stuff, mate. I love the iron duke!

Also thanks for mentioning my crap.

Just in case it's of interest, we chose the miners to be Orlocks for gameplay reasons. The guys who played them were both fairly new to tabletop gaming and I didn't want them to make their first (frustrating) steps with a "do or die, all or nothing" gang. Melee isn't that much of an option in my experience.
Orlocks are much more balanced.
And as Brute said, Ferocity is a fearsome skill tree, especially if you use the community additions. The miners ignore wounds, are fearless, etc. etc. A scarred bunch of badasses. Tough as nails.

Brilliant stuff, love the grittiness of this. I would love to see how you would tackle wasteland nomads...

@ Bruticus - Well we'll see what happens there then...

@ Llamahead - Thanx Yeah it's often the way eh, sometimes pure logic is the best way to go forward with a project...I think any of the above will require a big old "bitz" shop but some would be much easier and quicker to source and put together.

@ Baiyuan - No probs, B-man! One can't talk Necromunda on here without a nod to yourself!

@ inmygravenimage - Thank you...aw sorry to say but I def won't be doing nomads...I've got another project (although it's well back there on my "to do list") that's very sandpeople-esque so I don't wanna make anything similar for Necromunda, but yeah they're a cool alt gang for sure!

R

This is awesome.. Nice work, these are the kind of conversions I like to see..

I don't care which gang you pick, knowing it will be ace!!

 Ghostflame wrote:
Thanks a million y'all for all the comments! I don't have the net at the mo (well only on my phone) so apologies for not replying to them individually. I'm sat in a cafe ATM but I have read them all and they've made me smile...

Anyways as clock is ticking I give you 2nd mini (2 down 2 to go?!):

Super Mutant, Horrible Gelatinous Blob... "Atlas" Jack!


Photos are again off my phone camera...pretty happy with him over all though he was a massive pain in the @ss to paint...I dunno why hes soooooo green in these shots as he's more yellowy in real light but hey-ho...2 down...2 to go?!

R

this is sick. i'm currently waiting on this model to do a conversion on it...loving the super mutant colour scheme.

I've just discovered this thread and been blown away by it. There are so many cool ideas I can steal ... erm, I mean be inspired by

 Ghostflame wrote:
Still hard at work here people...next 'real' update due soon! My Inq 28s are 4/5 complete now just working on the last dude...in keeping with the "pics or it didn't happen" rule heres a shot of my dumb mug sculpting away, snapped by the mrs.

also, nice to see a fellow tattooed member. like the old school rose.

Yo, yo! Hope all youz guys are well, just a quick mention (kindly just been informed by Bruticus) if you'd like to see some far better quality pictures of these Inq guys, then I'd strongly advise you to go and pick up this month's

Warhammer Visions (aka White Dwarf) as the Blanchitsu section has a feature on Inq Dante and his roughish bunch!

Well chuffed to be in there, huge thanks to of course the man Mr. John B and my good chum PDH! Also as well as Molotov and the other Inq 28mm bunch and naturally all you guys too for your input and comments 'n' shiz!

So yeah, go buy it!

@ queen_annes_revenge - Thanks a million! Always nice to see that even though this post is old and I don't update it as often as I should, cool people still find it and I hope your own project turn out to be badass!

@ Migs - Haha thanks man, I've hit another creative block with it all, I think if I just got on and modelled as much as I sit around thinking about it all/discussing it, I'd have a whole flat full of cool minis by now, at present I have a whole lot of nothing!

@ MonkeyBallistic - Thank you, yeah man steal away haha I'd be a liar if I claimed this stuff wasn't inspired by other people's work but I personally always try to give a little mention to the people who's original projects got me really excited and inspired me to have a go! I think that's one of the best bits about this hobby, discovering the mad gak other people make!

Cool thanks guys, 'till next time!

R

Congratulations on being featured in Warhammer:Visions. Seeing some close ups of the models really was a treat!

I only just saw a copy today. They look brilliant in print.

Congratulations man

Do not adjust your auspex! THIS IS NOT THREAD NECROMANCY...I've actually made something new?! Haha

How do guys? Long time no speak...

I was asked to make something for a friend who wanted to get into Inq 28mm...I um-ed and ah-ed for a while but then he said he'd pay me some dollar bills yo $$$ and buy some of my older bits and pieces from the collection, so naturally I got straight to work!

He wanted a super-hench combat style Inquistor in power armor...(not something I would normally build for this game personally) We chatted about the character, his motivations and the weapons load out etc he had in mind and was keen to go for it! As I've never built anything with a true scale / art scale feel before I was up for making a big dude!

Few photos for reference here if people are interested (these are termies but liked the feel of them):

I really liked this guy (Again I think that's terminator armor but cool!)


So I give you the final guy...doesn't have a name as yet and is missing some =I= brass symbols which I'll pick up on Monday.

Power Armor Inquisitor with Inferno Pistol and Demon Weapon (hammer).

Really enjoyed this build and it's got me fired up to get back 'on it' so hopefully I'll have a few new bits to show off soon. Cheers for stopping by!

Rob / Ghostflame

Well the Ghost Rises welcome back mate and glad that this might inspire your return looks good kind like an old Knight full of battle scars and relics.

Mind you in the first pic he looks a little like he is leaning not sure if it is just the photo angle or what but overall looks really good

That's a lovely build. My favourite bit, oddly, maybe the mega 80s shoulders lovely detailing and a cohesive whole.

Ahh really nice work! Looking forward to more!

Aw ta very much guys!

@ LDD - How ya been buddy? Oh Yep he's def a grizzled vet type...yeah he does have a bit of a lean-on eh but that's meant to add some momentum to the pose, as if he's mid stride and has just turned to fire at an enemy, he's not fixed to that base so when the real one arrives I think I'll pull it back a little, don't want him going all wacko-jacko!



@ inmygravenimage - Haha thank you!

@SJM - Thank you, my progress has always been slow but I hope to show off some other bits soon, please feel free to have a browse through my gallery if you wanna see some other builds.

Rob / Ghostflame

Good thanks Bud things good for you and glad to see you back at it your work really progressed through this thread and you created some really cool miniatures, you were missed when you went on your sabbatical

Ha the Jacko lean like that, to be honest I think it's the first pic that really emphasises the lean as the others it seems less noticeable.

Stocky little fellow. I like the beard, I think that sort of detail really makes a model look unique.

I have a bit of a pet hate of the plastic terminator legs as they seem quite plain compared to some of the alternatives, but I think if you can get some brass etch on there that will really up the detail levels. Everything else is looking pretty cool, the hammer looks interesting. Hammers are always the best choice.

Good to see you posting again!

Hey gang!

Finished off this nasty little bugger today...for those scavvies I built way back when...only taken me about 4 years to get some paint on these! :S

I'll do a proper up-date soon showing all the stuff I've done since I was last on here as it's been a good long while.

If any of you have Instagram go an give us a follow in there:

@ghostflame_visions

Look who's back alive...
Looking forward to seeing your new stuff.

Brilliant looking model, a mean little shotgun bastard !

Dakkanauts! If you go down to the sump today, you're sure of a BIG surprise...

It gives me incredible pleasure to announce 'The Underboys' - My hideous custom Scavvy gang (started over 6 years ago?!) is finally complete!

These guys were the first project I did when I returned to the hobby after a 15 year break (see the start of this blog!) and were inspired by people like Migsula and PDH.

At that time there was no chaos cultists, no genestealer cults or no new 'munda minis or bits to use (I added a few of those bits into the mix later on) and we all had to be very resourceful and adapt the older kits to make them work in that setting, but I think that pushed people to make some truely characterful and crazy stuff...

The Underboys

Talos, Ungelos, Papa Bile, Titan

Papa Bile

Talos, Titan

Ungelos - Beastmaster

Ungelos's 'Slimy' friends aka Milliasaurs

Shudders, Wretch

Kraken, Shudders

Gasbag, Gargoyle

Kraken


I hope you guys enjoy these as much as I enjoyed making them, and I'm over the moon to have them finally finished and able to show off / cause terror in the depths of the Underhive once more!

For more stuff by me (Art & Minis) do check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghostflame_visions/

I'll do my best to answer any questions you have either on here or over on there.

Cheers
Rob M

Happy to see this log back in action! That mutie gang looks awesome!

Excellent to get some news from that warband, they look brilliantlly postapocalyptic !

@Monsterzonk - Thank you! I'm afraid I've tended to dip in and out a little bit over these past few years but trying to get back into minis and modelling again.

@KernelTerror - Thank you! I really owe it to MSW_Paintingforge, if it wasn't for him they'd still be in a box under my bed. There's a few little things I'm going to add to them but he's painted them to such a high standard would have taken me ages to achieve anything near this.